Improved vase for holding flowers



, L. H. BIGELOW.

Flower-Vase.

Patented Oct. 29, 1867.

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L. H. BIGELO W, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters latent No. 70,315', dated October 29, 1867.

IMPROVED VASE FOR HOLDING FLOWERS.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That I, L. H. BIGELOW, of the city and county of Worcester, andCommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Vases for Holding and Preserving Flowers; and do herebydeclare that the following is a-t'ull, clear, and exact description ofthe some, reference being bad to the ace'ompanying drawings, formingapart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview of my improved pyramidal vase, and Figure 2 represents avertiealeentral section. 7 To enable those skilled in the art to whichmy invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed todescribe it more in detail. I

In the drawings, the part marked A is the stand-or pedestal, upon whichrests, in the concave top B, the cup C, to whieh is attached-the stem D,upon which are properly fastened one or more cups E F, the series ofeups being made smaller as they astt'end, as fully indicated in thedrawings. The series of cups might be made separately, and set onewithin the other, but having such depth as to rise one above the other,to give the proper shape to the flowers when arranged therein. Theseries of cops may be made sepurately from the pedestal, or the cupsand'pedestal may be made all together, as may be preferred.

When applied to useythe'eups are partially filled with water, and thestems of the flowers are inserted in the cups, and when the series ofcups are all filled the flowers present a beautiful form of conicalshape, although the stems of the flowers are all of the same lengthagain, by my arrangement, the water is brought into immediate contactwith the stems of the upper flowers, although the stems may be out veryshort.

The stem I) gives proper strength to the bouquet of fiewers, while atthe sometime the labor of forming and arranging the flowers in thedesired shape is much less than by the old modes heretofore in use;Again, the flowers retain a uniform freshness, which is not the casewhen they are arranged in the ordinary manner. The parts of the vase maybe made of any desired material.

Having described my improved vase, what I claim therein as new, and ofmyinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'--- i 1. A vase,provided with a series of cups or vessels, arranged one above the other,substantially in' the manner and for thepurposes herein described.

2. The combination, with the pedestal of the vase, of the detachablecups or vessels under the arrangement herein shown and set forth. I

I L. H. BIGELOW.

Witnesses:

Tues. H. Doves, D. L. MILLER.

